Social Care Projects

Increasing understanding about the motivations and role of people with lived personal experience of health and social care who get involved with shaping health and care systems. 

To review what good leadership looks like in social work and the realities of leading within this professional context.

Reviewing different models and approaches taken by local authorities to embed strengths-based practice to better understand how they can approach such transformation and increase the likelihood of sustainable implementation.

Applying insights from the DHSC review testing how the questions financial advisors ask people about social care influence saving for future care needs so transitions to assisted living or care settings may be better informed.

To find out the views and experiences of older people, family carers and social care staff regarding “Hospital at Home”. As well as finding the challenge’s/opportunities for Social care and health care staff providing the service.

Reviewing the use of a TV Technology Platform to Connect Isolated, Older People to Other Care Services.

Exploring the UK based innovation for young people transitioning from care in order to identify what works best and how this can be duplicated.

Reviewing the use of PROMs (questionnaires) in adult social care, what does and does not work, and potential future uses from the perspective of key users in order to inform future policy, practice and research.